Will the objectives of the mandatory Health Star Rating be limited by its usage on products ‘as consumed’?

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking submissions on Proposal P1067 to mandate use of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system on foods for sale in Australia and New Zealand, following insufficient uptake of the previous voluntary system. This article explores whether the proposed changes will achieve the purpose that FSANZ has set out, focusing on anomalies in information presented at point of sale and at the point of consumption.